Russia-Ukraine conflict's fallout shadows Europe's growth prospects

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict's fallout shadows Europe's growth prospects DATELINE: June 2, 2021 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Madrid/Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets, gas stations and supermarkets in Europe 2. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): LOLA EXPOSITO, Taxi driver in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): DIAMANTIS ZOURNAS livestock breeder in Greece STORYLINE: Soaring prices are expected to limit economic growth in Europe this year, with gross domestic product estimates for 2022 being lowered across the continent. Prices in Europe started climbing late last year, pushed mostly by supply chain issues. But the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which started in late February, had an immediate impact on energy prices, putting further upward pressure on prices for transport, industry, food and heating. Consumer prices in the eurozone rose by an average of 8.1 percent in May, the highest annual level since the creation of the common currency in 1999, Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europe

Ukraine conflict, energy crisis weigh heavily on Greece's livestock farmers

STORY: Ukraine conflict, energy crisis weigh heavily on Greece's livestock farmers DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: KLEITORIA, Greece CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farming 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek) DIAMANTIS ZOURNAS, Livestock farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek) DIAMANTIS ZOURNAS, Livestock farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek) DIAMANTIS ZOURNAS, Livestock farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek) PAVLOS SATOLIAS, President of the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Greece STORYLINE: The recent massive increases in energy and animal feed prices caused by the Ukraine crisis have put an unbearable burden on livestock farmers across Greece. Diamantis Zournas is a fourth-generation livestock farmer in the village of Kleitoria in southern Greece. He has a flock of 350 sheep and goats, as well as chicken, and sells his produce in his butcher shop on the village's square. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek) DIAMANTIS ZOURNAS, Livestock farmer "The situation has become unbearable, I would say, as everything is mo

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(220510) -- KLEITORIA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Diamantis Zournas, a fourth-generation livestock farmer, poses for a photo in front of his farm at Kleitoria village in southern Greece, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ukraine conflict, energy crisis weigh heavily on Greece's livestock farmers" (Photo by Angelos Tsatsis/Xinhua)

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(220510) -- KLEITORIA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows sheep grazing in Diamantis Zournas's farm at Kleitoria village in southern Greece. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ukraine conflict, energy crisis weigh heavily on Greece's livestock farmers" (Photo by Angelos Tsatsis/Xinhua)